EP2366368A4 - Absorbent for tampon use - Google Patents

Absorbent for tampon use

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Publication number
EP2366368A4
EP2366368A4 EP09823534.4A EP09823534A EP2366368A4 EP 2366368 A4 EP2366368 A4 EP 2366368A4 EP 09823534 A EP09823534 A EP 09823534A EP 2366368 A4 EP2366368 A4 EP 2366368A4
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Prior art keywords
absorbent
tampon use
tampon
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EP09823534.4A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2366368B1 (en
EP2366368A1 (en
Inventor
Akie Kikuchi
Koichi Yamaki
Hitoshi Watanabe
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Unicharm Corp
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Unicharm Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/20—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/20—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor
    • A61F13/2082—Apparatus or processes of manufacturing
    • A61F13/2085—Catamenial tampons
    • A61F13/2088—Catamenial tampons shaping the tampon by compressing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/20—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor
    • A61F13/2002—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor characterised by the use
    • A61F13/202—Catamenial tampons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/20—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor
    • A61F13/2051—Tampons, e.g. catamenial tampons; Accessories therefor characterised by the material or the structure of the inner absorbing core
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/53—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators characterised by the absorbing medium

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Absorbent Articles And Supports Therefor (AREA)
EP09823534.4A 2008-10-31 2009-10-26 Absorbent for tampon use Not-in-force EP2366368B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2008281592A JP5318531B2 (en) 2008-10-31 2008-10-31 Tampon absorber
PCT/JP2009/068314 WO2010050424A1 (en) 2008-10-31 2009-10-26 Absorbent for tampon use

Publications (3)

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EP2366368A1 EP2366368A1 (en) 2011-09-21
EP2366368A4 true EP2366368A4 (en) 2013-05-29
EP2366368B1 EP2366368B1 (en) 2016-04-06

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EP09823534.4A Not-in-force EP2366368B1 (en) 2008-10-31 2009-10-26 Absorbent for tampon use

Country Status (8)

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US (1) US20110313386A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2366368B1 (en)
JP (1) JP5318531B2 (en)
KR (1) KR20110086837A (en)
CN (1) CN102202626A (en)
AU (1) AU2009311004A1 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0914475A2 (en)
WO (1) WO2010050424A1 (en)

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WO2004049167A1 (en) * 2002-11-25 2004-06-10 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. File management device, file management method, file management program, and recording medium
JP2004298452A (en) * 2003-03-31 2004-10-28 Daio Paper Corp Sanitary tampon

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JP2010104675A (en) 2010-05-13
KR20110086837A (en) 2011-08-01
EP2366368B1 (en) 2016-04-06
WO2010050424A1 (en) 2010-05-06
CN102202626A (en) 2011-09-28
BRPI0914475A2 (en) 2020-05-19
AU2009311004A1 (en) 2011-06-23
EP2366368A1 (en) 2011-09-21
US20110313386A1 (en) 2011-12-22
JP5318531B2 (en) 2013-10-16

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